Ross Barkley's return to the Everton fold is anything but quiet

After being sidelined for 65 days with a knee injury, Barkley delivered a reminder of his precocious talents inside 66 minutes.
"He is the best player in our team and he will be somebody the England team will rely on," volunteered team-mate Romelu Lukaku.
"At the moment they rely on Wayne Rooney, but that will be Ross in the future."
Normal protocol would demand Everton sought to alleviate the burden placed on the 20-year-old, but that Barkley was on the pitch in the first place was revealing.
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